a selfish person before, so this was pissing me off.
There was a knock on my door. "Guess what time it is?" Bree walked in wearing a Wolf Moon Academy t-shirt. It was short-sleeved and had Wolf Moon at the top, displaying the standard logo of a wolf howling at the moon, and with Academy at the bottom. She wore a silver skirt with it, and her blues eyes popped with her glittery silver eyeshadow.
"Yay." I tried to sound sincere, but it fell flat.
"No, none of that." She lifted both hands up, and each contained bags. "It's time to get glammed up. Kai and Tripp will be here in forty-five minutes." She took a few steps toward me, and her mouth dropped open. "You're in pajamas."
"I don't feel well." That wasn't a complete lie. Granted, depressed would've been the better word.
"What's going on?" She put her makeup bags on the bed and sat next to me. "You were fine this morning."
"It's nothing." I waved her off. Half of it had to do with her family, and I didn't want to jeopardize our friendship. It was obvious she still at least partially listened to her family’s directives. That's why she and Nate weren’t together more.
"Spill it." She pointed at me and arched an eyebrow. "I'm thinking it has to do with my dad."
She wasn't going to let it go. At least, her dad would be an easier conversation than one about her brother. "Yeah, you said he wanted to teach Liam a lesson so I figured I’d be here for a year tops, but it felt like he wanted to take me under his wing. That would require me to stay at least somewhat close to you all."
"Oh, well it's because he realized how strong you are. It only takes a second for alphas like Dad and the others to see it. It's almost as if you reflect a piece of them back." She snorted and shook her head. "He's going to want you working for the family, which will make you an even harder lesson for Liam. Don't worry. He wants you working in more of an alpha position for The Blood Council, but that doesn't mean he wants you to have any influence over my brother whatsoever. He'll probably find you a district position or something. One where you report to a regional, which is still good. You'll have a very nice life."
"And what about you?" She made it sound so natural to have politics play a part in every way of her life. "What's your future?"
"I guess I deserved that." She sighed and stood from the bed. "I'm trying to figure all that out myself." She headed into my closet, and I could hear the hangers scraping over the rails. "I want to be with Nate, family be damned, but I don't really know how to make that work."
Yeah, I didn't know either. "Would they really cut you off if you followed your heart?" There had to be something to it for Liam and her to be fighting it so hard.
"No, they wouldn't cut me off, but I'd be a disappointment." She walked out of the closet, carrying a tank top that was pretty much the exact same shirt as hers only sleeveless, and a pair of blue jeans. "It wouldn't be nearly as big of a deal as if Liam did something that stupid."
That felt like twisting the knife already stabbed through my chest.
"Hey, are you okay?" Her face lined with worry, and she dropped the clothes on my bed. "What’s wrong?"
"Yeah, I'm sorry." Even she didn't think Liam and I should be together. Granted, she had no clue he was actually my fated, but still. "My nerves are just getting the best of me."
"Is it because of Kai?" A sly grin crossed her face.
"What? No." I hadn't told her about Kai’s and my date so she couldn't know. Hell, who was I kidding … Tripp knew.
"No, I think it's great. I mean, sure his dad wants me and him to be dating, but he was never interested. It hurt until I met Nate." She reached over and patted my leg. "But he would be a perfect match for you, and he would even elevate your status more."
"I don't care about my status. I know most people here do, but I'm here to learn." Well, that and to stay close to her brother. "And I had no clue you liked him. There's girl code about that."
"Didn't you hear